What a super strong book to almost round out the edition! The tankiest army out there?

Annointed Sentinels done. Now on to Bull centaurs. Hope this project will be a success.

Getting ready for a major surgery tomorrow, been sketching these guys for fun and to get my mind off of the stress of surgery. Wish me luck and praise hashut!

This I went to "Scale model challenge" for the first time and decided to finally attempt to enter a miniature into a painting competition!

It was a huge learning experience pushing something further than I would normally do when painting for the tabletop, but it was so much fun I'm definitely going again next year!

Not sure if the 40k and AoS boxes are usually revealed on the same day.

After the disappointing Blood Angels box I’m looking towards the other army I collect, that being Orruk Warclans (who are rumored to be getting a Christmas Battleforce)

Just finished this one, really pleased with how it has turned out.

Latest AoS Stats from this past weekend.

Hey everyone,

I'm new and trying to decide between starting Helsmiths of Hashut or going with the new Khazalite Holds, and I’d really appreciate some input from people who actually play/paint them.

I already have some Fyreslayers (few Hearthguards, Old Start Collecting Box with Magmadroth, Vulkyn Flameseekeretc.). I don’t really like the new Order dwarf design, so I’m considering selling most of the Fyreslayers or just keeping them as a pure Spearhead force so I’m not forced to expand them... Many people say it's a "mixed bag" but I simply don't feel these are better looking, neither they outperform designwise anything from Old World, Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game etc.

What attracts me to Helsmiths is the aesthetic.
I really like the centaurs and the artillery, and the overall industrial Chaos look reminds me a bit of Dark Iron / Warcraft-style dwarves.

I’ve seen Army Sets still floating around on eBay for ~130€, and I’m fine grabbing the Spearhead if there’s no Battleforce Box coming. Today the 40K Battleforce Boxes got revealed, so let's hope Helsmith of Hashut may get one. If so, ... I guess I would pick Spearhead + Battleforce.

My concerns with Helsmiths:

• The Spearhead is generally rated low (D-tier / mid-low).
• The "Fun" starts once you expand the army
• From what I’ve read, the full army is still only mid-tier once you get to 700–1000+ points.
• Some people say GW hasn’t fully figured out the playstyle yet.

My concerns with Khazalite Holds:

• The grudge system feels very reactive (“parrying” / reacting to the opponent’s actions).
• It seems to push you toward mixing old Fyreslayers with the new units for the synergies to work properly. So running just Fyreslayers will be much more un-balanced than before.
• Low points costs mean you need a lot of models, I’m not sure if I want to paint over 20+ leaf-blowers.
• I don’t really want a dwarf horde army... Dwarves are usually Elites or have heavy Defence like Warriors of Erebor or Grimhammer.
• Conversions between old Fyreslayers and the new kits look awkward because of scale and design differences.
• Buying the Army Set means getting a battletome that will probably be replaced relatively soon when 5th edition arrives. Also who knows what changes may come with the 5th Edition.

So basically: I like the Helsmiths models and theme more, I’m okay with them being mid-tier, and I can keep Fyreslayers as a small Spearhead project (Not expanding and selling my Vulkite Bezerkers). But I’m worried the gameplay might be more of a pain than the reactive Khazalite style, and I don’t want to invest in something that feels unfinished or limited.

Would it make more sense to just start Helsmiths (Spearhead or Army Set) despite the current performance and resource management, or should I do something else?
Maybe just buying the Spearhead for a taste how it plays will be enough?

Thanks for any advice!

Radukar is Ready to cut some heads

We were playing a game of spearhead doubles and I loaned my seraphon spearhead to a friend. They used this command card to bring back the oldblood and claimed he had 10 health left. I said he came back with 4 health left. I was pretty certain I was correct, but thought I should double check with all of you.